100k households to get heating bill lifeline

THE UK Government is providing a “vital lifeline” for Scots with more than 100,000 households north of the border to get £150 off their energy bills.

- By Katrine Bussey

Confirmation of the money is being sent out this week, after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer last year expanded the Warm Home Discount scheme to help a further 2.7m families in the UK.

The Labour leader hailed the move as providing a “cash injection” which will “help people manage their bills while we fix the rusting energy system we inherited”.